Alexander Graham Bell
Provide readers with a biography of the curious Scottish-American who is best remembered for inventing the telephone in 1876 but whose devotion to discovery led to improvements in everything from boats and airplanes to machines that helped sick people breathe.
* Reviews *
Inventors Who Changed the World series. This series provides a basic overview of each subject's life and career, including successes as well as mistakes and controversies. The series' design features generally well-reproduced archival photos, stock images of varying usefulness, and distracting, cluttered screen shots. Some less-motivated readers will appreciate the publisher's enhanced website. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Fall 2008
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6-7 IL
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6-12+ GRL
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